About The People Of Edinburgh

A survey of 1,031 Edinburgh residents aged 16+ as part of the bi-annual MORI Scotland 'Edinburgh Survey'

Topline Results

  • Results are based on a survey of 1,031 Edinburgh residents aged 16+ as part of the bi-annual MORI Scotland 'Edinburgh Survey'
  • Interviews conducted face-to-face in home
  • Fieldwork conducted between 27 September and 23 October 2004
  • Results are weighted to known population profile by age, gender and tenure using 2001 census data
  • All figures are percentages based on all (1,031) unless otherwise stated
  • An asterisk (*) denotes a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Where figures do not add up to 100, this is due to multiple coding or computer rounding

Gender

 %
Male47
Female53

Age

 %
16-2417
25-3420
35-4418
45-5416
55-596
60-645
65-7411
75+8

Working Status of Respondent:

 %
Working -- Full time (30+ hrs)44
Working -- Part-time (9-29 hrs)9
Unemployed4
Not working -- retired22
Not working -- looking after house/children6
Not working -- invalid/disabled3
Student10
Other*

Do you work for...Base: All working (519)

 %
City of Edinburgh Council10
Standard Life1
Royal Bank of Scotland1
Other83
Refused1

QA How many cars or light vans are there in your household?

 %
1 car or light van43
2 cars / light vans17
3+ cars / light vans3
None36
Refused / don't know*

QB Which of these daily newspapers do you read regularly? By regularly, I mean three out of every four issues.

 %
Evening News30
The Scotsman22
Daily Record16
The Sun14
Metro12
Daily Mail8
The Guardian6
The Times5
The Express4
The Herald4
The Daily Telegraph3
The Independent3
Daily Star3
Financial Times2
Other3
None of these19

QC In which of these groups would you place your total household income from all sources before tax and other deductions?

Per WeekPer Year%
Up to £86Under £4,5003
£87 - £125£4,500 - £6,4997
£126 - £144£6,500 - £7,4995
£145 - £182£7,500 - £9,4993
£183 - £221£9,500 - £11,4993
£222 - £259£11,500 - £13,4993
£260 - £298£13,500 - £15,4994
£299 - £336£15,500 - £17,4995
£337 - £480£17,500 - £24,9998
£481 - £576£25,000 - £29,9996
£577 - £769£30,000 - £39,9994
£770 - £961£40,000 - £49,9994
£962 - £1,441£50,000 - £74,9994
£1,442 - £1,922£75,000 - £99,9992
£1,923 or over£100,000 +1
 Refused19
 No opinion / Don't know16

QD Which of the groups on this card do you consider you belong to?

 %
WHITE95
Scottish75
British14
Irish2
Any other white background4
MIXED*
Any mixed background*
ASIAN, ASIAN SCOTTISH, OR ASIAN BRITISH3
Indian1
Pakistani1
Bangladeshi*
Any other Asian background*
BLACK, BLACK SCOTTISH OR BLACK BRITISH5
Caribbean*
African*
Any other black background*
CHINESE AND ANY OTHER ETHNIC BACKGROUND1
Chinese1
Any other background*
Refused*

QE Which of the following applies to you and your household? I/We have or use...

 %
BT or other landline telephone90
At least one mobile telephone71
E-mail at home49
PC, laptop or notebook at home48
E-mail at work, place of study or elsewhere33
Interactive Digital TV33
Internet at home via modem32
Internet at work, place of study or elsewhere30
Broadband internet access at home26
PC, laptop or notebook at work, place of study or elsewhere26
None of these2
Don't know0

People in household

No of adults 12345+
  27511362
 
No of children up to 15012345+
 65111041*

QF What age children, if any, are there in the household?

 %
No children in household65
Age 0-412
Age 5-79
Age 8-107
Age 11-159
Don't know*

QG Where were you born?

 %
In Edinburgh51
Elsewhere in Scotland23
England13
Ireland / Wales3
Elsewhere10

QH How long have you lived in Edinburgh?Base: All who weren't born in Edinburgh (500)

 %
Up to a year8
Over 1 up to 5 years26
Over five up to 20 years30
Over 20 years35
Don't know / can't remember-

QI Which of these best describes the ownership of your home?

 %
Buying with a loan / mortgage39
Owned without any loan outstanding29
Rented from Council13
Rented from housing association3
Rented from private landlord13
Other1

QJ Type of household

 %
Detached villa11
Semi-detached villa12
Bungalow2
Semi-detached bungalow1
Terraced house19
Four-in-a-block9
Tenement flat34
Multi-storey flat4
Maisonette2
Modern apartment / loft apartment / studio / other flat6
Other*

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